Wednesday, December 12, 2012

In the Mix...Paramount Theatre’s Annie a Hit with Families and Animal Lovers Alike

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is winning the hearts of
generations with its current smash hit, Annie. In addition to spreading
the word about this wonderful show, we are also helping Paramount build
awareness for its unique community relations
efforts associated with everyone’s favorite rags-to-riches musical.

First, click this
recent feature in the Aurora Beacon News, a holiday heart-warmer about
actor and professional dog handler Brian Michael Hoffman. Brian appears on
stage in every performance and is the primary caregiver of Mikey, a rescue dog
who has been carefully trained to play Annie’s canine friend Sandy. Brian
convinced local pet adoption agencies to bring a stray dog to each show to make
a live, on-stage appearance during Act One.
Then, the lucky duck, er, dog, gets the chance to meet and endear itself
to potential new owners in the lobby during intermission. Already, two dogs, Whiskers
and Tootsie from Rover Rescue in Aurora, have found new homes with
Paramount audience members through this wonderful outreach program.

By the way, did you read the
reviews? Both the Chicago
Tribune and Chicago
Sun-Times agree Paramount’s Annie is better than
Broadway’s! Performances run through December 30, so don’t wait until
“Tomorrow!” Get your tickets
today!